Why is Christianity Not Widely Believed in Japan?

The Japanese & Christianity is an attempt to work out an appropriate response to the question, “What are the main reasons why Christianity has not yet succeeded in Japan?” It investigates various factors, i.e. the societal, cultural, historical, missiological and political dimensions of Christianity in Japan, in searching for possible answers. Christianity’s place in Japan […]

The Japanese & Christianity is an attempt to work out an appropriate response to the question, “What are the main reasons why Christianity has not yet succeeded in Japan?” It investigates various factors, i.e. the societal, cultural, historical, missiological and political dimensions of Christianity in Japan, in searching for possible answers.

Christianity’s place in Japan has baffled many analysts. How could the world’s largest religious movement that was imported several centuries ago, brought by numerous highly motivated emissaries and with a colorful indigenous history, still be so small? Japan’s place in world Christianity is similarly enigmatic. Where does Japanese Christianity fit within the rest of this worldwide faith? Samuel Lee’s study provides an honest, wide-sweeping, and multifaceted look at the complex relationship between Japanese people and Christianity.

The most valuable contribution of this book is the author’s emphasis on the qualitative significance of Christianity (“Influence”) more than its quantitative, statistical growth in Japan, because the statistic figures betray the true feature of the strong presence of Christianity in Japan.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR                                                                                                           

Samuel C. Lee, PhD is president of Foundation University Amsterdam. Lee holds PhD in Intercultural Theology (VU University / Free University Amsterdam) and M.A. degree in Sociology of Non Western Societies / Development Sociology (Leiden University). His research areas are Japanese culture & society, Christianity in Japan, sociology of religion and contextual theology.

PUBLISHER

Foundation University Press

Release Date: May 2014

ISBN 978-9490179175

Price 19.99US$

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